Jude Bellingham admits that England beating Mexico was 'the best night of my career'

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] midfielder bagged a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/mexico-O6iHcNkd/?mid=bc27lzfo"]95-second brace in the first half[/a] to spoil the hopes of a passionate 80,000 home crowd as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] lost for just the third time in 90 matches at the Estadio Azteca.[/p][p]On a night of high drama in the Mexican capital, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] had to survive for most of the second half a man down after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quansah-jarell/KtIpCeFE/"]Jarell Quansah[/a]'s red card.[/p][p]But after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a]'s penalty added to their lead, they held out to set up a meeting with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] in the last eight on Saturday.[/p][p]"[b]It's the best night of my England career. Just unbelievable. I can't put it into words right now,[/b]" said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Bellingham[/a].[/p][p]"[b]It's tough to kind of gather everything together, the goals, the penalty against, the penalty for, the red card. It was a chaotic game, but credit to Mexico, they were a different class...but this team showed character tonight and I'm proud.[/b]"[/p][p]England also overcame playing at high altitude and a one-hour delay to the game due to adverse weather on a night that will live long in the memory.[/p][embed guid="d256f1b7-53a3-469e-a057-69e7169ab15c" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DabxJ78FyoW/" social-type="instagram" /][p]Bellingham hailed the character shown by Thomas Tuchel's side in contrast to the disappointments he grew up watching at major tournament.[/p][p]"[b]Big pressure moments in years gone by watching as a fan, as a kid, England probably would have crumbled but we stuck together until the last second,[/b]" he added.[/p][p]"[b]The players who came on, the players that started, running themselves into the ground and giving everything. That is what what this team is about.[/b]"[/p][p]Bellingham now has four goals in five games at the tournament to emphatically silence pre-competition doubts that he would even be certain to start under Tuchel.[/p][embed guid="24142917-77e7-4eff-bf0c-268f5b463f4f" url="https://x.com/CounterPressers/status/2073967311896101032" social-type="twitter" /][p]He is dreaming of uniting a nation as England aim to to end 60 years of hurt since they last won a major tournament.[/p][p]"[b]No matter where you're from, no matter what you do, I can imagine everyone's together and that's the thing I dream of being a part of,[/b]" said the 23-year-old.[/p][p]"[b]Bringing my country together and and giving them nights like this. I'm so proud of this team -- what we've done tonight is spectacular.[/b]"[/p]